[upbeat music]
‐ All right.
Well, we can agree that we like to barbecue.
‐ Yes.
Which do you prefer: charcoal or gas?
‐ That is a very hard question. ‐ Well, that's why I asked it!
‐ I like the convenience‐‐ ‐ That's why we're here.
I like the convenience of propane.
You turn it on, it's there. But I like to have the‐‐
‐ What?
‐ The tea service of creating charcoal.
‐ Now you throw a tea service in?
What's wrong with you? ‐ Well...
‐ You've got grilling man meat...
‐ Yes. ‐ Ripping it off the bone...
‐ Yeah. ‐ And a tea service.
[laughter] What‐‐
‐ Here we go.
♪ ♪
‐ Yeah, baby. [laughs]
Hi, I'm Tim Allen.
If there's one thing I love,
it's people who build things...
and hanging out with them.
All right, that's two things.
♪ ♪
So I invited three incredible makers
to compete from their own shops.
♪ ♪
They'll be creating mind‐blowing builds
from cool stuff that I send them
all for a cash prize.
‐ I'm coming for you!
‐ I've asked my ride‐or‐die, Richard Karn,
and our resident expert, April Wilkerson,
to have fun with me,
as these makers design, build, compete,
and, of course, add more power. [grunting]
What could go wrong?
Oh! Whoa, whoa! ‐ Whoa!
‐ Except for maybe that. ‐ Whoo!
‐ This is "Assembly Required."
[both chuckle]
‐ [sighs]
‐ I wasn't racing. ‐ Neither was I.
‐ Okay.
‐ I'm feeling really great. ‐ Good.
You had a lot of eat, some rest,
you got some Pilates in and some kale.
‐ Yes. ‐ Your California‐‐
‐ I've done of that, and I am ready.
We got three new builders with serious talent.
Let's go to the videotape.
‐ My name is Nemo Gould.
I'm a kinetic sculptor...
♪ ♪
Which means sculptures that involve interactivity,
motion, light effects, things like that.
I'll take a thing, and it worked fine for what it was,
but now it's mine, which means it gets to be something else.
♪ ♪
I've been fixing things that weren't broken my whole life,
so I feel like I'm ready.
‐ Nice. ‐ Wow.
Now, that is some interesting stuff.
‐ He said all the stuff that tips my scale.
Let's not throw stuff out,
let's not push everything aside,
let's figure it out.
Making fish into submarines‐‐
he's got some mental problems.
But we can see more about that when he starts building.
‐ Okay.
‐ My name is Austin Peters, and I'm from Marietta, Georgia.
Some of my favorite builds aren't necessarily
the most complicated builds that I've worked on.
♪ ♪
My favorite build is our chicken coop.
There was no blueprint for it.
There's a whole wall with a window
that we have a pulley system that lets out the chickens.
I really want to represent millennials out there
that have absorbed knowledge
and want to show their work ethic.
Us young guys got what it takes.
‐ All right. ‐ All right.
‐ He wants to represent the younger people.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I like that.
‐ He wants to see how much‐‐ ‐ Plus, I love Georgia.
I got family in Georgia, and I like Georgia,
so that's kind of cool.
‐ Well, it's always on your mind.
‐ [exhales deeply] Wow.
You never tried standup, did you?
♪ ♪
‐ My name's Ruben Cubero.
I currently living here in Virginia.
♪ ♪
What are some of my favorite builds?
Without a doubt, it's my Thor hammer, for sure...
‐ [chuckles] ‐ And also my power hammer.
‐ Nice.
‐ I'm the guy that people come to
when they can't figure things out.
We're gonna be making shark teeth.
It consists of everything from making an electric guitar
to making a ice cream cart.
I'm looking forward to seeing
what you guys are gonna throw at us.
‐ So I'm so encouraged that we've got fixers,
doers, guys that do it.
The little hammer machine? ‐ Yeah.
‐ Head was a bit close to that, Ruben.
‐ It's the rise of the machines.
If Schwarzenegger were to come back from the future,
he'd go to your house. ‐ What?
[imitating Schwarzenegger] "Yeah, I come back now.
I'm here to see Sarah Connor."
‐ [imitating Schwarzenegger] "I'm going to fabricate her."
‐ "I'll be back." ‐ "I'll be back."
‐ [chuckles]
[normal voice] This is gonna be fun.
‐ [normal voice] Yes, it is. ‐ Love it already.
‐ Let's go live.
Makers, can you hear us? ‐ Yep.
I can hear you.
‐ Welcome to "Assembly Required."
I'm Richard Karn.
‐ Me, Tim Allen, Richard's shoulder to cry on.
[sobs sarcastically]
Ruben, get a smaller table.
Your head looks like the size of a dime.
That is the largest table I've ever seen.
‐ I'm overcompensating.
‐ Nemo, you're finding trash wherever you go
and making it into art.
‐ It's a sickness.
‐ What is right behind you? ‐ Milling machine.
‐ I worked on a Sheldon turret lathe for two summers.
If you haven't done it, don't.
But if‐‐[chuckles] The job almost drove me nuts.
‐ Very satisfying for a little while, right?
‐ Yeah.
But, anyway, you got a great‐looking shop.
Now, what about Austin?
When you talked about millennials,
you said you're speaking for the younger people.
It hit home with me because I've got younger kids,
and very few have taken on
figuring out how to build stuff.
I am all for it, man.
‐ Thanks, guys. I'm gonna do my best.
‐ You three clearly have a maker's mentality.
You're gonna need it for this.
♪ ♪
Let's talk about the almighty barbecue.
Nothing more American than grilling away
with family and friends.
All right.
The challenge is, when you want to barbecue,
you need to go where the barbecue is.
Not always convenient, right?
‐ So, later, in the second round,
two of you are going to attempt to solve that problem.
You will build a barbecue on‐the‐go,
one that takes the meat to the street.
But first is the Make or Break Challenge.
We need to see what you guys can do.
‐ That is right, Richard.
So, for this first round,
you're gonna build a meat‐braising torch.
♪ ♪
That's right.
A torch so powerful, it could boil water in seconds,
'cause, really, if you can't boil water, we can't trust you.
But if you think this challenge is easy,
think again.
You have only 90 minutes to design the torch
from scratch from the parts we have provided you
and what you have laying around your own shop.
♪ ♪
‐ When the time is up, we'll inspect your work
and put it to the test.
You will be judged on how long it takes your torch
to bring water to a boil.
Longest time loses.
Only two of you will take on our final challenge.
The winner gets a cash prize
and, of course, bragging rights.
‐ And a Crockpot full of Richard's vegan chili.
‐ [chuckles]
‐ It's really good. Spicy.
‐ [chuckles] ‐ Okay.
‐ You have 90 minutes to make or break a braising torch.
Your time starts right...
now.
♪ ♪
‐ What's in the box?
♪ ♪
‐ Let's see what's inside.
Fire extinguisher.
♪ ♪
‐ All right, boys.
You've received an assortment
of parts and components that will aid you in your build.
However, you're going to have to figure out
which ones to use and which ones not to use.
You're free to take advantage
of anything you have in your own shop.
‐ Propane hose.
‐ Keep in mind, you've got 90 minutes,
so you better get started.
To win this challenge,
they're going to need to find the right mix of fuels
and oxygen to make their braising work.
Their braising torch needs to be hot enough
to make the water boil.
♪ ♪
‐ That's a frickin' shop, boy.
There's a lot of stuff going on in there.
‐ I got to go.
I got to get a little closer down here.
♪ ♪
‐ Glass holders, regulators, tubes.
I don't really mind winging it,
and flying blind suits me most of the time.
"Stop."
♪ ♪
Okay. ‐ [laughs]
‐ Nemo, do you feel like
you have everything you need to make this build?
‐ I didn't see any clarity in the box.
‐ [chuckles]
‐ Well, we figured that you would bring the clarity.
‐ This is pretty.
This is my favorite part in the box.
This appeals to me, but I'm not convinced it's relevant.
I think that you're just trying to confuse us.
‐ That's actually C4.
You don't want to handle that with the‐‐
‐ That's actually explosives. Yeah, try to keep that away‐‐
[laughing] Yeah. ‐ No, don't drink it.
‐ [chuckles]
♪ ♪
‐ Let's check in on Austin, the young guy.
‐ And so my idea is that
I'm going to just drill
the smallest of hole in the tip of this,
so my jet's about down here.
Drill some holes to pull in oxygen,
and I ought to have a nice flame at the end.
‐ I think this guy has got the head for it right here.
♪ ♪
‐ Ruben. ‐ Yes, sir.
‐ Are you making a pan flute?
‐ No, it's‐‐ the thought occurred, though.
At this point, I'm definitely playing a different song.
♪ ♪
‐ What are you doing? ‐ This is my air intake.
‐ Oh, oh. ‐ So there it is.
‐ You're already drilling holes. I like that.
‐ All right, you got 49 minutes left.
How are you all doing?
♪ ♪
‐ So that's a good thing.
I just need more air holes in there.
‐ Looks like a blowtorch.
‐ Well it's kind of a modified blowtorch.
‐ He's just got a blowtorch.
‐ It's just a larger braising tool.
Do you want to talk to April about it?
‐ Whenever we find ourselves in trouble,
we have to go to the expert.
I thought I knew what I was doing.
‐ Well, that's why we have an expert.
‐ April!
♪ ♪
[drill whirs]
This is your area.
You've built grills and firepits and a braising torch.
‐ Yes.
‐ How do we make the exit point of the gas
smaller and smaller and smaller and spread it out or something?
‐ What you're trying to aim for
is the just proper fuel‐to‐air mixture and ratio.
Really, in the basic terms, orange flame it bad.
both: Blue flame is good.
‐ There's not a lot of blue there.
‐ You're not gonna braise anything with that.
‐ Well, it's not a complete combustion,
so it's not burning up all of the fuel.
So he's increasing air, which is what you need to do
if you want a more efficient flame.
So I think he's on the right track.
‐ How did he know that? How do you know that?
‐ How do you not know that?
[both chuckle]
‐ Thank you. There you go. Nice comeback.
♪ ♪
‐ 90 minutes.
It's sort of like a jigsaw puzzle
with no picture on the box.
This seems necessary.
‐ I don't know. Is it? ‐ No.
‐ Come on, Nemo, that's your gig.
‐ [clears throat] This is going to happen.
‐ Nemo is way behind the other makers.
At this point,
I'm worried that he's not even gonna get his torch finished.
♪ ♪
‐ Got some M5 screws in there.
♪ ♪
All right, now that we made some adjustments...
‐ Orange bad, blue good.
[gas hissing]
Good Lord.
You've made some sort of weapon.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
‐ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa!
‐ Whoa! ‐ Hey!
‐ Oh, no. Oh, now, that's got to hurt.
♪ ♪
Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself at all?
‐ Singed a couple hairs, but we're good. All good.
‐ Wow, wow, wow.
‐ I love the smell of singed hair.
‐ Yeah. Be careful.
‐ It's like, "Oh, okay, I really did something."
‐ Be careful. This is just about being good
and figuring stuff out, not going to the ER.
‐ What it was is, you know,
having four fittings stacked on top of each other.
One just wasn't tightened where it should be.
It failed on me, and it backfired most literally.
♪ ♪
‐ Tim, have you ever lit yourself on fire?
‐ I did a science experiment where I ignited human gas.
I thought that was an urban myth.
‐ You're calling it a science...
‐ It was a science project.
‐ Experiment? ‐ My older brother said,
"I don't think that's true.
It's just a myth we heard at school."
So he cranked one out. My other brother lit it.
We got a blue flame.
It was a life‐changing event
for the four of us in that room.
‐ Okay. ‐ We realized we love science.
♪ ♪
‐ You got to be able to regulate your gas.
The only regulation I'm gonna have
is with this needle valve right here.
First, I got to take care of this.
‐ Ruben, what's going on?
‐ Only thing I see is, like, this hourglass of time
just dripping down and running out on me.
‐ 30 minutes left, people.
‐ It looks like Nemo has finally gotten around
to adding his air intake holes to provide some oxygen.
But I'm not seeing a lot of holes, though.
‐ If I've already got air holes in this guy,
then maybe I don't have to sweat it.
Doesn't have to be perfect.
♪ ♪
‐ 15 minutes, people. Go, go, go, baby.
‐ Here's a quick question. What if we have a tie?
‐ What if they were to arm‐wrestle?
Or a flame‐off?
Or how long could you burn the other person's chest
without him screaming? [music slows down and stops]
We'll see what kind of a man they are.
♪ ♪
‐ All right, we got ten minutes.
♪ ♪
‐ Where's that propane tank at?
‐ Makers are all in a scramble to finish up.
♪ ♪
‐ That's a braising torch.
♪ ♪
‐ Three, two...
both: One. ‐ Zero.
‐ That's it. ‐ All right.
‐ That's it. ‐ Time is up.
‐ That's it. both: Hands up.
‐ Hands up. No more.
♪ ♪
Now, let's see how much heat intensity
your torches can generate.
We're going to see how long it takes
to bring that water to a boil.
‐ All right, Ruben.
Turn on the torch and apply the heat to the beaker right now.
♪ ♪
‐ Wow. That's got some force to it.
♪ ♪
‐ His hair is on fire. Is that good?
♪ ♪
‐ We have boil and a beautiful, blue flame.
‐ I boiled water. ‐ Nicely done, Ruben.
Nicely done. All right, we're moving on now.
‐ Austin, are you ready to light your flame?
‐ Let's rock and roll. ‐ Everybody stand back.
For the love of God.
‐ Look how big the blue flame is.
‐ Is it bubbling now?
♪ ♪
‐ That's a boil. ‐ Go ahead. Turn it off.
♪ ♪
both: All right, Nemo.
‐ Turn on the torch and apply the heat to your beaker
right about now.
Whoa. ‐ Whoa.
♪ ♪
‐ Nemo, you have created a flame of intrigue.
It's totally engulfed the beaker.
But I'm not seeing any blue in there.
‐ It's melting the test stand, too.
‐ It's like the Fourth of July.
‐ Is that a boil?
♪ ♪
‐ All right, Nemo,
turn your flame off so we can look at the water.
♪ ♪
‐ Yeah, definitely no boil.
My mother said a watched pot never boils.
Bull[bleep]. ‐ We watched.
‐ My mom was wrong. A watched pot does boil.
‐ We watched. ‐ It was a show, right?
♪ ♪
‐ Great job, you guys. ‐ Great, great, great job.
‐ You surpassed even our expectation.
‐ And based on meeting you, we had very low expectation.
‐ [chuckles] So, Ruben, we really love your design.
‐ It worked. You got the mixture correct.
‐ Yeah.
‐ It boiled water in a record amount of time.
Plus, it looks like a submachine gun,
and that makes me very happy.
‐ You are moving on... ‐ You're moving on.
‐ To the second round. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Austin, you did get to a boil.
Your build quality was great.
Nemo, I love the look of that.
That's a piece that could go into the museum.
But, sadly, you didn't add enough air intake holes
to provide oxygen, and that severely diminished
your ability to heat the water.
‐ I lost some knuckle hair, though.
‐ Nice. We love everything about what you did.
Nemo, just by a knuckle hair,
you're gonna not move on, unfortunately.
It's great to watch you work.
‐ Been a privilege.
I feel good about the decision.
I understand that this was a competition
with some pretty clear goals,
and I can see where I landed on the ladder there.
I did the best that I could,
and I feel like others did it better.
And to the victor go the boils.
♪ ♪
‐ Austin's gonna move on with Ruben.
‐ You guys did an amazing job
in 90 minutes, which is not easy to do.
‐ Yeah.
‐ Next up is the second and final round,
the Run with It Challenge.
‐ What we need from you guys today
is a barbecue that can really move.
♪ ♪
‐ Inside your crates are materials needed
to build a barbecue on‐the‐go.
Having used these materials
will test both your ingenuity and your ability.
But that's not all. Tim, hit them with it.
‐ I threw in two fully functional bicycles.
Tear them apart.
Do whatever you can to make them work
for your barbecue on‐the‐go.
Two wheels, three wheels, four wheels‐‐your call.
‐ You'll also need to incorporate your braising torch
as the cherry on top.
Make this build your own.
Show us something new and exciting,
a signature design that says flat out,
"I am the best maker."
‐ And you got five days to do this, okay?
We'll be watching you,
and you won't know unless we want you to.
‐ Okay, gentlemen, your crates have arrived.
I'm counting it down now. Three, two, one. Run with it.
‐ I'm running, I'm running! [laughing]
[laughter]
♪ ♪
‐ While the makers are making,
here's a quick hack from April.
‐ So what do you have for us today?
‐ Today we're talking about work‐bench storage.
So, instead of using surface area or possibly drawers,
we're gonna be utilizing overhang.
So, here, I've just clamped this into place
so that you can kind of get the idea.
But this could go under a shelf or a work bench.
It's simply three‐inch, four‐inch PVC.
You cut in a slot.
Now you can mount this to a piece of board.
In this case, it's a 2x6.
And now...
you have some handy storage for your power tools to go.
‐ Oh, that's is very cool. ‐ And clean up...
‐ That is very cool. ‐ The surface.
Yeah, it's cheap, it's quick, cleans up your work surface.
‐ This is a neat idea. Thinking outside of the box.
‐ Solutions for everything. ‐ We love this. This is great.
‐ I love storage. ‐ Good job. Yeah.
‐ Thanks, guys. ‐ Yeah, it's good.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
‐ [sighs]
Boy, this is gonna be fun. This is gonna be a great day.
‐ I think I pulled a hamstring. ‐ I'm so sorry.
♪ ♪
‐ All right.
♪ ♪
[sighs] Well, there is bikes in there.
I can't wait to get started.
♪ ♪
Wheels are helpful.
♪ ♪
‐ So here's the deal‐‐ for round two,
we've given each builder a bunch of cool bike parts,
and they can use anything that is laying around their shop.
But we're not going to make it too easy on these guys.
Our makers need to be fixers as well as builders,
so April has engineered a secret challenge.
She's going to let the air out of their tires, literally.
‐ All right.
I want the neck on both bikes,
and I want this part of the rear end on one bike.
♪ ♪
I use the beating method.
I am very seriously thinking
about cutting this thing right in half.
‐ I don't want to tell people how to do it.
It doesn't hurt
to make a drawing of where you're going.
‐ Yeah.
‐ If I can take these out easy, I will, but I'm not gonna...
♪ ♪
Count on that.
[tools whirring]
♪ ♪
Some people like to methodically think out.
I am truly a more, like, jump‐in type of guy.
I push the button first and see what happens.
[both chuckle]
♪ ♪
‐ A mobile barbecue‐‐
I feel like that's right in my wheelhouse.
If it's got wheels, it's got my name on it.
I've got a 212cc horizontal shaft motor.
‐ I like this young buck's style.
First thing he's grabbing for on his grill
is an aftermarket engine.
‐ I've also got some different wheels that are going to be
a lot more sturdy and hold the weight.
Another fun piece is the ooga horn.
‐ The ooga horn.
You can call people to dinner from five miles away.
‐ I know I've got everything that I need here,
so let's get started.
♪ ♪
All right.
I'm in the process of mocking this up.
You know, this is my general shape
and just gonna tweak it and get to where I need to be.
Wish me luck.
‐ I would have used one of my motorcycle engines.
♪ ♪
‐ Day one, I got to think through things.
And what I know is that I need a frame
for the engine to bolt to,
for the real axle to attach to.
And then I can work towards the things
that I maybe hadn't planned fully.
So now it's just working out the nuances that I run into.
‐ You know, Tim, it's funny.
These two builders could not be more different.
I mean, you've got Austin there,
who is methodical and slowly thinks everything through.
And then you've got the daredevil Ruben,
who jumps right in.
I tell you, it's gonna be interesting
to see who comes out on top.
♪ ♪
‐ You know, this is without a doubt,
to me, the hardest part right now, good Lord.
♪ ♪
[groans]
‐ Looks like Ruben is already running out of steam.
‐ Ooh, that was tough. [object clatters]
I'm really just worried about time.
I really am.
It's not even the making of this or anything like that.
It's really time for me.
‐ Makes sense.
‐ I want to make sure
that I get to put all the embellishments.
‐ Details, details.
That takes all the time, to be honest with you.
♪ ♪
Let's check out what's happening on day number two.
♪ ♪
‐ All right, we're getting warmer, we're getting warmer.
‐ Look at that. His grill looks like a car engine.
♪ ♪
‐ This is the block. ‐ Jeez.
‐ It looks good, though. I'm real happy with it.
‐ I like the idea that he made that his V8 engine.
‐ I get it.
‐ He's gonna put a grille on top of a grill.
‐ I get it, I get it, I get it.
‐ I love the fact that one of our builders
is making a fake motor to grill the meat in
and the other builder is using a real motor
to get the meat to us.
These guys are amazing.
♪ ♪
‐ Day two.
Hopefully, we can just keep the progress going
on the tail end of the trike
and possibly get to starting to assemble our grill.
Okay.
♪ ♪
Let me go ahead and get this front wheel on,
so I can...
which is flat.
No air there.
♪ ♪
‐ Well, it doesn't look like there's much getting done.
‐ Let me pull that Schrader valve real quick.
♪ ♪
‐ The great thing about having a resident expert
is I can ask her for help
with all sorts of other things,
like fixing my broken coffee pot.
‐ This heating coil has developed a crack.
I think we can test both these and the hose.
‐ But look‐it, it's all corroded there, too.
‐ Oh yeah. Gunk.
‐ Ow! It burns! ‐ [laughing]
‐ It‐‐[exhales sharply] Oh, it doesn't.
‐ It doesn't burn? ‐ No.
What I'm thinking‐‐ God, you're right.
‐ It's like a big kid discovering fire.
‐ No, no.
‐ I don't know what that is. ‐ No. That's cement.
‐ We have soapy water? ‐ Soapy water.
Yeah, sure. Whatever the hell that is.
This is caulking of some sort to seal it.
‐ Why would it not be dry, then?
‐ I don't know that. ‐ Silicone does not ever cure?
‐ She's kind of creepy, she knows so much.
‐ I looked it up, Tim.
‐ Let me go ahead and get this front wheel on
so I can‐‐which is flat. No air there.
♪ ♪
‐ April. Can you come over here?
We want to find out what you took out of the box
or broke in the box or whatever.
‐ I'm such a troublemaker. ‐ Yeah.
What'd you‐‐what did you break in this one?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Oh, this is perfect.
Actually, Austin is working on it right now.
Every single tire comes with a Schrader valve,
and I have damaged the core, the stem inside of it.
So they're gonna have to, one, detect that it's broken,
and then, two, figure out how to replace it.
‐ So it's your fault.
‐ I'll take the blame for this one.
‐ Okay. Thanks.
‐ Yep. No little O‐rings on there to keep that seal.
It's a tiny one.
Maybe I can rob it from...
♪ ♪
From one of these baby tires.
‐ Looks like Austin's got it all sussed out.
‐ That's what we're looking for.
We'll just swap these Schrader valves out. All right.
That was a pretty sneaky one, but couldn't get it past me.
♪ ♪
‐ I could go for a street dog right now.
I love street dogs. ‐ Yeah.
‐ Any idea what the original New York City street food was?
‐ I would think‐‐ ‐ It was oysters.
‐ Oysters?
‐ Oysters were the street food of choice.
And some of them grew to the size of, like, plates.
‐ Wow. Even James Bond liked oysters.
‐ "You want me to talk, Goldfinger?"
‐ "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to eat oysters."
‐ "I expected more from you." ‐ Gosh.
♪ ♪
‐ That should work fine.
All right, good.
Now, one of the things I have to do...
♪ ♪
Put a little air in these tires again.
Yesterday I filled this one up, and it went flat on me
when I got in this morning.
Huh. There's no O‐ring on this one.
I think this is a Tim and Richard trick.
[both chuckle]
‐ April!
♪ ♪
‐ I'm wondering if this is Tim and Richard having at me here.
‐ We got to blame April for that.
We had nothing to do with it.
‐ One of the things I like about these iFixit tools
is that I can just see them right there in front of me
and just grab the right tool.
I love that they're standing up.
But I'm gonna take this out with the valve stem tool.
This is my favorite right here so far,
I'm gonna tell you the truth.
So I've got to put this back in there.
All right. That'll work.
Nice try.
‐ Yeah. "Nice try," he says.
♪ ♪
‐ Okay, I think what Ruben is doing
is using the chain and gears
that we sent him to create a steering pulley system.
That's really impressive.
I really like the front torques‐‐they're so dramatic.
♪ ♪
Oh, oh, oh, we driving.
We going places. We are going places.
[all chuckling]
♪ ♪
‐ Well, he's using the barrel that we gave him.
He's splitting it in two. ‐ All right.
So now that I've got the barrel cut in half,
I need to just get the inside cleaned up,
and then I need to build a grill.
I've got a long piano hinge that I'll get bolted to here.
This'll thicken it through as I go.
♪ ♪
The grill is taking a little bit more time
than I had anticipated.
I do feel like I'm running out of time.
♪ ♪
‐ Looks like
he's carving slots into that braising torch
he made back in round one to incorporate into the grill.
That's really smart.
♪ ♪
‐ I'm about to give my grill a test fire.
Last time I played with fire, I got burned, so...
[both chuckle]
I've got all the safety gear. Let's see how it fires up.
‐ I want to stand back.
♪ ♪
Look out.
♪ ♪
‐ It's hard to see that blue flame.
‐ All right.
‐ But, yeah, it's licking up pretty high.
Now we're cooking with gas. [chuckles]
♪ ♪
‐ I'm so shocked he didn't go
with one of those motorcycle engines.
Just borrow one.
‐ That might have been a little too much power.
‐ Can't have too much power. Come on, Karn.
‐ [grunting]
‐ Finally get some gas in this puppy.
Switch on. Moment of truth. Come on, baby.
♪ ♪
[engine turns over] First pull, first pull.
‐ Oh.
♪ ♪
Oh, look at that.
♪ ♪
‐ There we go. The clutch is working.
Whoo‐hoo‐hoo. That's what we want to see.
We're looking good, guys.
♪ ♪
Man.
‐ That's beautiful. That looks really good.
♪ ♪
‐ So I've just attached my locking mechanism
from my Army ammo box
just to make this motorized grill
and trike awesome machine that much cooler.
♪ ♪
[ooga horn honks]
♪ ♪
Yeah, buddy.
♪ ♪
‐ All right. Let me get this going here.
Glasses. I just had them in my hand.
See, I'm already making bad decisions.
‐ Listen, if you ask me, the biggest bad decision
Ruben has made is he spent too much time on that grill.
He's only got two days left to get it moving.
‐ I still have two days to do this.
Come on. Get in there.
It's feasible. I just can't make mistakes.
♪ ♪
I just want this tire to turn freely in the back here
so I can pull this chain around.
‐ At this point,
Ruben's got a lot more to worry about than just a chain.
His time is really beginning to run out.
‐ Oh, you bastard. Come on.
‐ I'm worried for him. ‐ [groans]
‐ If I can't get this chain to work, I'm just screwed.
Hold on, I'm messing up.
There are no master links. I am losing my mind right now.
‐ By day four, every single second counts.
Any innocuous little problem can turn into a disaster
in getting your build finished.
‐ This is‐‐these bikes. I hate bikes.
Oh, [bleep]. I'm not happy...
‐ Easy. ‐ With this master link thing.
‐ You are midway through day four, Ruben.
Putting that bike chain together
should be the least of your worries.
♪ ♪
‐ I really thought I was gonna be at least two hours ahead,
and I have not done complete welding yet either.
This is some of the most pressure I have ever felt.
[sighs]
Okay, chain is on.
Whew!
‐ Look at that.
‐ I'm hungry.
♪ ♪
‐ [chuckles]
‐ I love it. We're gonna go all the way down
to the cul‐de‐sac, just so you know.
Are you getting this? [chuckles]
‐ That is really well thought out.
He started with a great look. That's what his head was at.
‐ Yeah.
♪ ♪
‐ That's it, man.
‐ I think it's really a cool design.
‐ Yeah, it's spectacular.
I mean, he's only there to screw it up now.
‐ [chuckles]
♪ ♪
‐ My final thought this final day of the challenge
is work methodically.
These build days have been harder than I expected.
I'm a little worried about, after testing the trike,
if I'll have enough time to, you know, correct anything
and still be able to attach a grill,
a horn, a table, all the other stuff.
So it's gonna be tight.
♪ ♪
‐ Details, details.
God is in the details, Richard Karn.
‐ Yes, He is.
Or She is.
‐ It's Yahweh, nameless one. It's not he or she.
‐ Hey, Google, set a timer for nine hours.
‐ Nine hours, starting now.
‐ All right. Let me get this going here.
♪ ♪
Day five‐‐
I've got a lot to do to complete the engine.
And then I have to work on the saddlebags.
Starting to look like a valve cover.
‐ Hmm.
I need to know where to place these foot pegs.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Hey, Google.
How tall is Tim Allen? ‐ Tim Allen is 5'10".
‐ I'm actually 5'11", Google.
‐ No, he's not. He wears lifts.
♪ ♪
‐ Let's see how she does.
♪ ♪
[ooga horn honks]
All right.
I'm having so much fun on this thing,
I just want to keep riding it.
[both chuckle]
♪ ♪
George... which one of these do you like?
‐ What the heck?
‐ He can't decide either.
I'm so torn on this.
While I would usually stay clean and just sleek,
how often do you see a cougar taillight?
Tim, Richard, you guys like cougars.
‐ Let me handle the jokes, Austin, all right?
‐ [chuckles] ‐ I'd go with the cat.
It's just cooler.
♪ ♪
Final countdown. Wow, we are there, man.
♪ ♪
Got to be honest, Richard.
I'm not sure these guys are gonna get this done on time,
but I sure did enjoy watching them try.
Hell, yeah.
♪ ♪
Three, two, one.
Drop the tools, boys.
♪ ♪
‐ All right. ‐ [groans]
That's freakin' insane.
[laughter]
I came into this competition
wanting to do something different,
and I definitely did that.
It's my signature.
It's got all the things that I wanted.
I think it's a winning item.
And the reason why‐‐ it's unique.
‐ I don't know what Ruben built,
but I think my chances of winning are awesome.
It's got function, form, and just, overall, looks bad.
♪ ♪
‐ Man, I'm looking forward to seeing this close up.
♪ ♪
Wow.
♪ ♪
‐ I asked them to build the ultimate barbecue bike,
and, man, am I impressed.
Ruben has created a badass tricycle
modeled after an American hot rod
with a grill that looks like a V8 motor.
I mean, look at these welds.
He has incorporated his braising torch
and designed a chain‐driven steering mechanism
with a cool side saddlebag that holds a mini keg.
[chuckles]
I don't know. This creation could be tough to outmuscle.
♪ ♪
However, look at this.
Austin has gone full commando
with his blacked‐out,
military‐themed mobile barbecue
and even incorporated his braising torch
to heat the grill‐‐ nice touch.
He's got an Army ammunition box
to hold all the grilling tools you could possibly need,
as well as an old‐fashioned ooga horn
to annoy your neighbors and know it's dinnertime.
Top it off, powered by a 212cc motor.
I don't know. With this creation,
Austin definitely has added more power.
♪ ♪
Wow.
♪ ♪
‐ Well, here's the question.
How do we test these two road warriors?
Should we start up the grills?
‐ I think there's something we got to do first, Richard.
‐ What's that?
‐ Got to see if they move.
♪ ♪
Gonna go through my neighborhood.
♪ ♪
‐ Bail out!
♪ ♪
‐ Okay. ‐ Just like Bob Vila.
‐ This‐‐ [chuckles]
The turning radius, I misinterpreted.
This is why they stopped making three‐wheelers.
Do you remember those three‐wheelers?
‐ This is why they stopped making you.
‐ [sighs]
♪ ♪
[engine turns over]
♪ ♪
‐ Yeah, baby.
♪ ♪
Oh, here's the oil spill.
♪ ♪
‐ Look at Ruben's grill.
♪ ♪
‐ Oh, that's pretty cool.
[ooga horn honks]
Okay, let's light these grills.
And while we're cooking up some burgers and franks,
we'll talk about the builds.
‐ Me and flammables‐‐ is that a good idea?
‐ All right. [gas whooshing]
♪ ♪
All right.
Huh.
I used to have hair all over my hand.
It's lit, baby.
Let's go over the build here.
‐ We are judging these builds on design,
ingenuity, and functionality.
Only one maker can take a criteria.
What do you like about Ruben's?
‐ The design is cool. It's cool.
This is more utilitarian.
So, right off the bat, I got to go design here with Ruben.
‐ Okay. I'm going, with design, with you on this.
‐ All right, good. Next.
‐ Ingenuity.
♪ ♪
Look at that.
It articulates out so that you can bring it all the way there.
Ruben's has diffused out a little bit.
He's got a much wider range of flame going on here.
Austin's is all in one place. ‐ Ugh, gosh darn it.
I love the ingenuity going on here
because he's got the engine happening.
He's got a really cool horn.
‐ Yeah, I'm going ingenuity‐‐ we're going here with Austin.
Next. ‐ Function.
This is‐‐ ‐ Better grill.
‐ This has the better grill. ‐ Got better storage.
But you don't want to take too sharp a turn.
♪ ♪
And Austin added a functioning motor.
‐ He did. He put a motor on it.
But this guy built a grill that looks like a motor.
‐ Ugh. Just can't decide which one of these is cooler.
I do know that I'm hungry.
[clank] ‐ Oh.
‐ What? ‐ Lost it.
‐ You dropped it? ‐ Yeah.
The hamburger. It fell through.
‐ Ugh. [sobs dramatically]
‐ April, come on over and join us.
♪ ♪
‐ Hey.
‐ Ruben and Austin, welcome.
‐ How's it going? ‐ Guys.
‐ We just rode both of your barbecues,
and they are amazing.
You did a great job.
So, Austin, your theme was military.
Did you think that was the most original idea
you should go with?
‐ I think it developed into that.
You know, I needed something to latch that grill down,
and I'm looking around the shop,
and I found that Army box, and I just went off with that.
‐ Well, I have to be honest here, Austin.
When it comes to ingenuity,
you scored the most points with that motor.
If I saw that at Home Depot, I would buy it.
‐ And, Ruben, a man after my own heart,
a "small block engine" design for your barbecue.
That was a stroke of genius, I'll tell you.
Now, just curious,
did you ever take any sharp turns in your device?
‐ Yeah, you kind of got to lean into your turns a little bit
when you do make them.
‐ You might want to mention that when you send it out
when you got a vehicle
that's got two cannisters of explosive gas!
[laughter]
In all seriousness, Ruben,
a chain‐driven steering mechanism‐‐an amazing design.
Craftsmanship on the forks and the welds‐‐a thing of beauty.
Very original build, Ruben. One of a kind.
All right, do you guys want to know who won this?
‐ Yes. ‐ Yes. Please.
‐ The maker with the winning barbecue is...
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Ruben. ‐ What?
‐ Congratulations! ‐ [laughing]
‐ Your build was a masterpiece.
It was original,
unlike anything we've ever seen.
I mean, the design of the steering mechanism
was beyond impressive.
And the craftsmanship you displayed
putting it all together blew us away.
Great job. And you also won $5,000.
‐ Courtesy of iFixit.
They're also gonna be sending you this ultimate toolkit.
‐ Oh, thank you.
‐ Ruben, how do you feel about this?
‐ I feel great. I got to tell you something.
It's the most stress I ever felt in my entire life.
[laughter]
I mean, it was bad.
‐ But I got to throw this out.
Austin, it came down to these little tiny details.
‐ It was neck and neck.
But you made a beautiful barbecue on‐the‐go.
‐ I really enjoyed my time on "Assembly Required."
You know, I love a challenge.
And no one likes losing, but I'm happy for Ruben.
Can't wait to see what he built.
‐ It was really awesome
hearing Tim and Richard say my name at the end.
I truly did not expect it.
It is stressful.
It's not a joke. It is real.
Once that clock starts ticking, it's game on.
‐ Thank you, guys.
It was an amazing build. It was a lot of fun.
I've got to go to the EMS right now,
'cause I think I burned my hand.
But that's my problem, not yours.
Congratulations, both of you, but especially Ruben.
Thanks for being part of this, guys.
‐ I really appreciated it. ‐ All right. Thanks, Austin.
‐ You betcha. ‐ Thanks, Ruben.
‐ Have fun, guys. ‐ You guys take care.
♪ ♪